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Fees/lessons

All fees are to be made monthly in advance no exceptions. Please place the dates for payments along side for reference.

For you to gain maximum benefits from your lessons and for sessions to remain level based, it is advised that you commit to a term at a time, riders who attend regular lessons, build and maintain basic muscle tone and coordination required to further their riding skills. They will also soon surpass the riders who do not have regular lessons, which then makes it difficult to teach a group of students with varying levels and abilities, and it is unfair to hold back students who attend regularly. It also makes progress slow if attendance is not on a regular basis.

Riders wanting a term of lessons will be given preference over riders wanting a more casual basis.

Students must be dedicated, open to learning and passionate about furthering their knowledge of riding.

Cancellations

Cancellations are in place for sickness only. If the student attending the lesson is sick, then a make-up lesson can be arranged. However, this can only be used if there is space, and the lesson is taken within 2 weeks. Please let us know ASAP if you or your child is unable to attend due to sickness. We trust your honesty in this situation.

Fitting in a make-up lesson is not always possible but we try our best to accommodate as we understand people get sick.

Make up lessons do not carry over into the holidays.

We ride in all weather (except lightning)

Any other cancellation will result in the full fee for the lesson being retained.

Cancellations may be made via phone call or txt.

Ride Smart Equestrian Center Release of Liability

• I am fully aware and fully understand that all horses are unpredictable and dangerous.

• I realize that placing my children, or myself in a stables environment is creating a hazardous situation.

• I understand that riding horses or ponies is a dangerous sport.

• I am aware that riders must expect to be injured from time to time.

• I understand that death of people from equestrian accidents is possible.

• I realize that professional instruction cannot prevent serious injury or death from working around, handling, or riding horses and ponies.

• I understand that jumping horses or ponies is a particularly dangerous activity and that serious injury or death of riders or horses is possible.

• I am aware that serious injury or death of my mount is possible when it is handled, trained, or in a lesson. I release Ride Smart Equestrian Center, its owners, trainers, and employees from all liability for damage to my property, injuries or death of my children, my animals, or myself.

Ridesmart Equestrian Center, its owners, employees, and associates, have my permission to initiate emergency first aid treatment for my children, my animals, and myself in case of an accident. They also have my permission to authorize emergency medical treatment by qualified medical personnel for my children or myself, and veterinary treatment by qualified veterinary personnel for my animals.

• I understand that I am fully responsible for any guests that I may have on the property.

• I understand that I am fully responsible for fully informing the guest/s of all risks related to the handling or riding of horses.

• I understand that I am fully responsible for informing guests about horse's temperament, training, habits, and for determining that the guest is sufficiently experienced/ well-mannered enough to ride the horse.

At Ridesmart there are several rules that need to be followed to ensure the safety of our ponies and persons involved. Below are some examples of these rules in place:

• No jumping up onto the boxes and/or rails inside the stables.

• No running inside the stables.

• No screaming.

• No running in between the ponies’ legs or under their bellies.

• No hitting the ponies.

Any children or persons involved in the lessons/clinics need to be always listening to all appointed coaches. Parents/spectators/visitors are to observe ONLY unless a coach allows otherwise.

We have rules in place for the safety of you, your children and our ponies. If a child is unable to follow the coach’s safety rules, he or she will not be able to participate in the lesson.

STRICTLY NO DOGS ALLOWED, THIS INCLUDES THEM BEING IN YOUR CAR

All persons enter the property at their own risk. Ride Smart and the landowners hold no responsibility for any accident or injury incurred to persons/horses or their property and will not be liable for any damages of any kind. You enter this property with the knowledge of the risks and hazards within and do so of your own free will.

I have carefully read each paragraph listed above and understand its contents